This course will give you unique skills and confidence to specialise in perinatal massage. Developing further your knowledge and skills, we will explore in greater detail the three trimesters and the development of the foetus. We will focus on mother-baby connection, creating a greater awareness in our treatment.
We will explore the emotive feelings towards pregnancy and birth, and learn massage techniques to enhance a positive, nurturing healthy pregnancy and birth. Postpartum is a time for mother-baby connection to develop; the mother needs to nurture herself as she nurtures and enjoys her baby – we will explore massage in the postpartum and its many benefits. This course will advance your current skills in pregnancy massage, with more detailed techniques and approaches explored. It includes some relaxation techniques, energy approaches including visualisation, as well as advanced massage therapy and some simple exercises. We will explore through a holistic approach that pregnancy is a state of health and a journey into motherhood. You will learn treatment for both the mother and baby’s wellbeing.
NurtureLife™ Pregnancy Massage Practitioner course aims to advance your knowledge and skills, including orthopaedic assessment and the adaption of these skills, through each trimester. You will explore simple massage techniques for use in labour, active partner training, and postnatal massage so you can create a unique NurtureLife™ experience for your clients. We will consolidate your understanding of the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, particularly in relation to massage and exercise. We will review conditions unique to pregnancy and how to treat each of these conditions in the different trimesters and explore our emotive feelings towards pregnancy, labour and beyond so you can apply practical tools for self-development that support massage therapists. You will learn how to adapt your treatment to suit the individual needs of your clients, through touch, breathing, stretching and massage.
By the end of the course you will have developed the confidence and knowledge needed to treat pregnant women right throughout their journey into motherhood. You will also have become part of the NurtureLife™ network and have a team of practitioners around you to support you and refer clients to if required.
Please contact us at NHA Australia on 0481 818 507 to register for these courses.
